Knowledge Base

FIX: Error 8104 When DBO Tries to Run SET IDENTITY_INSERT ON

Article ID: 161892

Article Last Modified on 10/16/2003

Microsoft SQL Server 6.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q161892

BUG #: 15686 (SQL 6.0)
       16459 (6.5)

SYMPTOMS

When the database owner (DBO) runs SET IDENTITY_INSERT <table name> ON, he or she may encounter the following error message (8104):

Current user is not the DBO or object owner for table <table name>,
unable to perform SET operation.

CAUSE

This error only occurs if the DBO is not the object owner for the relevant table, or is not the system administrator (SA).

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do either of the following:

Set the DBO to be the SA.

-or-
Make the DBO the object owner for the relevant table.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SQL Server versions 6.0 and 6.5. This problem has been corrected in U.S. Service Pack 3 for Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5. For more information, contact your primary support provider.

Additional query words: Transact-SQL t-sql Identity

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbusage KB161892